DHSS MO
MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION

OFFICE OF CHILDHOOD

GROUP HOME AND CENTER INSPECTION REPORT
Facility Information

LITTLE APPLES LEARNING CENTER

002109248

(660) 476-2252

409 E DOVER ST
APPLETON CITY
MO  64724-1707

PAYTON EYE, SARAH



 

PAYTON EYE, SARAH

PAYTON04@HOTMAIL.COM


LAUREN R RAYWARNKE

BIRTH - 11 YEARS

40

GROUP HOME AND CENTER

8 CHILDREN UNDER 24 MONTHS
 
Inspection Information

08/06/2026

10:30 AM

11:57 AM

UNANNOUNCED

COMPLIANCE MONITORING

2517526757


DocumentDocument-Date
OWNER/PROVIDER REFERENCES 05/04/2009
LINES OF ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY 07/28/2008
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES 08/06/2008
DIRECTOR'S QUALIFICATIONS 07/28/2008
SAMPLE FORMS 07/03/2008
CHILD CARE PRACTICES 07/03/2008
SAMPLE WEEKLY MENU 07/03/2008
DAILY SCHEDULE 07/28/2008
POLICIES 07/03/2008
DIAGRAM/OUTDOOR 08/05/2008
DIAGRAM/INDOOR 07/03/2008
LOCAL ZONING APPROVAL 07/28/2008
DISASTER AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PLAN 01/23/2018
SAFE SLEEP POLICY 01/23/2018
REGISTERING FICTITIOUS NAMES 05/25/2018
LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT NOTIFICATION 07/03/2008
DISCIPLINE POLICIES 07/03/2008
APPLICATION 06/09/2020
STAFF SHEET 06/09/2020
ANNUAL DECLARATION 07/26/2026
FIRE/SAFETY INSPECTION 04/08/2026
EQUIPMENT LIST 07/26/2026
LISTING OF CHILD CARE STAFF/HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS 07/26/2026
SANITATION INSPECTION 03/31/2026




Inspection determined facility to be in compliance with licensing rules.
Compliance Licensing Rules
Open Violations: 3
NOTE
The licensee is responsible for compliance with all licensing rules, including but not limited to the rules listed on this compliance report form.
Attendance at Time of Inspection
Total Staff 5
Total Children 10
StaffChildClass AgeNote
2 3 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Caregivers Brittanni Turner and Shelby Powell with 3 children, two children age 1 and one child age 2.
2 7 MIXED Director Sarah Eye and Caregiver Breanna Getz with 7 children, one child age 2 and six children ages 3 through 7 year's old.
1 0 NO CHILDREN IN ATTENDANCE Additional Staff Present: Jalynn Burns with 0 children returning back from a appointment.

Compliance List
5 CSR 25-500.032 Organization and Administration
Compliance
5 CSR 25-500.042 Licensing Process
Compliance
5 CSR 25-500.052 Annual Requirements
Compliance
5 CSR 25-500.082 Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
Hazardous items as follows were accessible to children: Sunscreen. The item(s) was/were located on a low shelf/table in the downstairs preschool classroom accessible to children.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.082 Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers (1) (I) states: All flammable liquids, matches, cleaning supplies, poisonous materials, medicines, alcoholic beverages, hazardous personal care items or other hazardous items shall be inaccessible to children.
Correction Required
Hazardous items shall be inaccessible to children.

Correction Verification
Corrected on Site

Compliance Date
8/6/2026
5 CSR 25-500.087 Fire Safety
Compliance
5 CSR 25-500.090 Disaster and Emergency Preparedness
Compliance
5 CSR 25-500.092 Furniture, Equipment and Materials
Compliance
5 CSR 25-500.102 Personnel
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
The requirements for obtaining 12 clock hours each calendar year were not met. For the calendar year of 2025, the staff listed need the following information: Lisa Bolton needs 6 hours, Sarah Eye needs 6 hours and Brittani Turner will need 6.5 hours.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.102 Personnel (3) (A) states: The center director, group child care home provider, all other caregivers, and those volunteers who are counted in staff/child ratios shall obtain at least twelve (12) clock hours of child-care related training during each calendar year. Clock hour training shall be approved by the department.
Correction Required
Required training hours shall be documented for each caregiver.

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date

Violation
Safe sleep training was not completed within the past 3 years for the following staff Nancy Creach.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.102 Personnel (4) (A) . states: Every three (3) years, the child care provider, group child care home provider, child care staff members, and volunteers in a group child care home or child care center licensed to provide care for infants less than one (1) year of age shall successfully complete department-approved training regarding the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) safe sleep recommendations contained in the American Academy of Pediatrics Policy Statement on sleep-related infant deaths. The Sleep-Related Infant Deaths: Updated 2022 Recommendations for Reducing Infant Deaths in the Sleep Environment, July 2022, is incorporated by reference in this rule, as published by the American Academy of Pediatrics and available at https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article/150/1/e2022057990/188304/Sleep-Related-Infant-Deaths-Updated-2022 or as published in PEDIATRICS Volume 150, Issue 1, July 2022. A copy can also be obtained from the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Office of Childhood, 205 Jefferson Street, PO Box 480, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0480 and at https://dese.mo.gov/governmental-affairs/deseadministrativerules/incorporated-reference-materials. This rule does not incorporate any subsequent amendments or additions.
Correction Required
The director, group home provider, other caregivers, and those volunteers counted in staff/child ratio, shall complete department-approved safe sleep training as required.

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date

Violation
Breanna Getz did not complete safe sleep training within 30 days of employment or volunteering at the facility.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.102 Personnel (4) (A) 3. states: The child care provider, group child care home provider, child care staff members, and volunteers shall complete safe sleep training described in subsection (4)(A) of this rule within thirty (30) days of employment or volunteering at the facility.
Correction Required
The department-approved safe sleep training must be completed within 30 days of employment or volunteering.

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date

5 CSR 25-500.112 Staff/Child Ratios
Compliance
5 CSR 25-500.122 Medical Examination Reports
Compliance
5 CSR 25-500.132 Admission Policies and Procedures
Compliance
5 CSR 25-500.142 Nighttime Care
Compliance
5 CSR 25-500.162 Overlap Care of Children
Compliance
5 CSR 25-500.172 Emergency School Closings
Compliance
5 CSR 25-500.182 Child Care Program
Compliance
5 CSR 25-500.192 Health Care
Compliance
5 CSR 25-500.202 Nutrition and Food Service
Compliance
5 CSR 25-500.212 Transportation and Field Trips
Compliance
5 CSR 25-500.222 Records and Reports
Compliance
5 CSR 25-600.020 General Requirements
Compliance
5 CSR 25-600.040 Background Screening Findings
Compliance
RSMo 210.115. Reports of abuse, neglect, and under age eighteen deaths — persons required to report — supervisors and administrators not to impede reporting — deaths required to be reported to the division or child fatality review panel, when — report made to another state, when. —
Compliance
RSMo 210.211.  License required - exceptions - written notice of licensure status, when.
Compliance